A registered sex offender who failed to report his change of residence, which happened to be near a school, will serve time in prison. Lonnie Phillip Moffitt, 41, of Green River was convicted in 1999...

The filing deadline for school board and special districts concluded Monday, with a few more residents deciding to run for election to the Sweetwater County School District No.2 Board of Trustees. Joining Brenda Roosa, Corina Tynsky, Steve Core and...

Steven Dean McLaren was sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence on five felony counts, including Attempted Second Degree Murder, by Third Judicial District Court Judge Richard Lavery on August 31, 2016. Judge Lavery sentenced 53-year-old McLaren to a...

What to do with the local deer population has been a contentious subject in Green River for the past few years, but while they can be pesky, at this point, they’re probably better left alone. One caveat we would like to make involves deer proven...

Dear Editor, Nomis is not qualified to be Fire chief, just because he is a Nomis. He didn’t take college classes or serve as interim fire chief and then get the shaft. We need new blood and the city needs to get into a new era. Mike Liberty worked...

From the City of Green River Recognition, the expressed appreciation by one person to another for that person’s behaviors, activities or impact that may or may not be accompanied by a physical or financial reward. We received a call today from a...

Sometimes people do not plan on coming back to their hometown for work, but sometimes the unplanned decisions become life’s greatest gifts. This is the case for Green River High School graduate and GRHS teacher Terrin Musbach. Musbach did not...

Pumpkins puffs and T-shirt bags were just a couple of items seniors were making in a new craft class. For about the first time in four years, seniors have a craft class they can attend at the Golden...

A deer with a drooping, broken antler, that was visibly distressed was helped by a local agency. A couple weeks ago, Green River resident Stan Blake was going into his backyard when he saw an injured...

Demetrio Medina Jr., 73, passed away Aug. 27, 2016, after a sudden illness. A longtime resident of Green River, he lived in Ogden, Utah, for the last 10 years. He was born June 12, 1943, in Rawlins,... Full story

Jack (Jake) Berton Wininger, 27, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 21, 2016, in Jamestown. He was born Oct. 25, 1988, in Evanston, the son of Jack Wininger and Nita Lewis. He graduated Mountain View... Full story

Joyce Mazelle Wilson, 84, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 25, 2016, at Deer Trail Assisted Living Center. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past year and former resident of Berthoud,... Full story